should be killed by the enemy, laid aside his
robes, entered unknown among the enemy, and let himself be slain, thus
giving the victory to his people by his own death. Domenico painted him
seated, with his nobles round him as he puts off his robes, near a most
beautiful round temple; and in the distant background of the picture he
is seen dead, with his name in an epitaph below. Then, as one turns to
the other long wall, opposite to the two pictures with the octagon in
the centre between them, in the first scene one finds Prince Zaleucus,
who, in order not to break the law, caused one of his own eyes to be put
out, and one of his son's; and here many are standing round him, praying
him that he should not do that cruelty to himself and his son, and in
the distance is his son offering violence to a maiden, and below is his
name in an inscription. In the octagon that is beside that picture is
the story of Marcus Manilius being hurled down from the Capitol; and the
figure of the young Marcus, who is being thrown down from a kind of
balcony, is painted so well in foreshortening, with the head downwards,
that it seems to be alive, as also seem some figures that are below. In
the next picture is Spurius Melius, who belonged to the Equestrian
Order, and was killed by the Tribune Servilius because the people
suspected that he was conspiring to become tyrant of his country; which
Servilius is seated with many round him, and one who is in the centre
points to Spurius lying dead upon the ground, a figure painted with
great art.

Then, in the circles at the corners, where there are the eight figures
mentioned above, are many men who have been distinguished for their
defence of their country. In the first part is the famous Fabius
Maximus, seated and in armour; and on the other side is Speusippus,
Prince of the Tegeatae, who, being exhorted by a friend that he should
rid himself of his rival and adversary, answered that he did not wish,
at the bidding of his own private interest, to deprive his country of
such a citizen. In the circle that is at the next corner, in one part,
there is the Praetor Celius, who, for having fought against the advice
and wish of the soothsayers, although he had won and had gained a
victory, was punished by the Senate; and beside him sits Thrasybulus,
who with the aid of some friends valorously slew thirty tyrants, in
order to free his country. Thrasybulus is an old man, shaven, with white
locks, and has hi